Worksheet
Command words: understand the task
Interpret a question’s command word and select a response structure that matches the requested thinking.
Assistant Headteacher, Key Stage 4 and Examinations
I turn mock-assessment analysis into a named teaching or revision step, identifying the knowledge or skill needing attention while keeping examination planning close to Year 11 Business.
Explore the collectionI lead Key Stage 4 and examinations, with responsibility for Years 10 and 11, and I teach a Year 11 Business class. That combination keeps examination planning close to the subject work pupils are doing as they prepare for the end of the course.
Mock results can become a spreadsheet of colours without helping a teacher decide what to do next. I want analysis to lead to a named, actionable intervention step, one that makes clear which knowledge or skill needs attention. The purpose is not to produce another display of results but to support a decision about teaching and revision.
Business lessons also give me a view of what the cohort is working through. When we review evidence, I want the follow-up to be specific enough for a pupil, teacher or family to understand, while avoiding an assumption that one result tells the whole story.
Turn mock analysis into a specific intervention step linked to a skill or topic.
Use results to support decisions, not just colour-code performance.
Keep examination planning focused on Years 10 and 11.
Explore these templates and decide what fits your own setting.
Worksheet
Interpret a question’s command word and select a response structure that matches the requested thinking.